You may have noticed there are quite a few solutions to convert a PDF to Pages directly. When you Google search, you are guided to convert PDF to Word, then Save Word as iWork Pages, or you are told to copying the text from a PDF file and pasting it to Pages.
All those retyping and reconverting are time consuming and busy work. Especially when you have a batches of PDF files needs to convert or you have hundreds of PDF pages to handle.
However, I do find some ways and apps that convert PDF to Pages file with integrity and good formatting. Here are 7 solutions on how to convert PDF to Pages on macOS. Don’t worry we also include free online options and apps for iOS device.
There are not many tools supports converting PDF files to Pages directly especially offline PDF Converters. After slogging through dozens of solutions to convert PDF to Pages, we finally pick the best one for you - Cisdem PDF Converter OCR for Mac. It helps to perform the PDF-to-Pages conversion directly with least time and efforts, while with high quality retained. It works on MacBook Air, Pro or different iMac versions.
Relying on the advanced OCR function, you can not only convert native PDFs to pages on Mac, but also batch process scanned PDFs and image-based PDFs with high quality. Now, run Cisdem PDF Converter OCR and follow our tutorial to get started.
After conversion the converted Pages file will automatically open in Pages.
Now, lets just compare the converted Pages and the original PDF file. See, notice how well the layout has been preserved here, it can convert PDF to editable pages document while retaining formatting, accuracy.
Also, you can watch the video tutorial on how to convert PDF to Pages
That's it, several clicks and wait for several seconds, you will get your PDF in Pages format, and you will be able to edit the Pages file on your iPad or Mac anytime, anywhere.
If you have no worries on information leakage, you can also make full use of online free tools to convert PDF to Pages.
There are many online tools which claim they can convert PDF to Pages, but we only recommend using CleverPDF or Hipdf. As these 2 online free PDF to Pages converters are the only 2 online sites which can really convert PDF to Pages directly, without doing 2 conversions (PDF to Word, Word to Pages).
If you PDF is small and have no confidential information we recommend you use CleverPDF to convert PDF to pages. This site is quick and it requires no email address to convert and get the pages file.
What impress us most is that the quality of the output pages is fairly good, you need only to do small changes manually.
Visit cleverpdf.com and choose the PDF to Pages tool.
Drag and drop PDF file to CleverPDF or upload PDF from cloud storage devices such as Google Drive and Dropbox.
Then click on the “Start conversion” to turn your PDF into Pages.
Then download the Pages document to your Mac.
Now, lets just compare the converted Pages and the original PDF file. See, the result is good, though after conversion, the titles are crowded together.
Some users may note that CleverPDF doesn’t support batch convert PDF to Pages, which takes more time and effort. Here we show another online free PDF to Pages converter for you. It enables you to batch export PDFs as Pages format.
Go to HiPDF PDF to Pages.
Drag and drop PDF file to the program or click “Choose File” to upload.
Click Convert to start the conversion.
When your task has been completed, they will ask you to enter the email address to log in and download the converted Pages file.
Compared with CleverPDF the output of HIPDF is not that good, the result came out all scrambled, and you need take some time to manually update it.
Since Preview is the macOS utility tool to view, edit and manage PDF files, can users convert PDF to Pages on Mac for free using Preview?
The answer is Yes, but only by copying and pasting, and this means a total format loss. If you need to process a PDF file with a relatively small number of pages, then you can try the following method.
You may encounter a situation where you cannot copy text when using Preview. If your file has too many pages or too much text to copy, you can try to convert it directly to Text format. On Mac, Automator can help you create automated workflow, applications or actions to process PDF files in batch.
We know those who need to convert PDF to Pages are mostly Mac and iOS users. we introduced how to convert PDF to Pages for Mac users above and get questions from many iOS users on how to convert PDF to Pages on iPad or iPhone.
To be frank, there is no directly free PDF to Pages app for iOS. But you can use the free app of Microsoft 365 to convert PDF to Word, then open and save the word file as a PDF. Though the result is not that good compared with desktop options. Here is how:
1. Search and download Microsoft 365 (Office) from Apple Store.
2. Run the app and go to Documents in the top right corner, Find and open the PDF file you need to convert.
3. After the page loaded, tap on "Convert to word" and it will start the conversion process.
4. After the conversion click open in in the top right corner and choose to open the files in Pages.
The above ways we show are relying on PDF converters, editors, or even workflows creator. Can I open PDF in Pages directly? I can definitely answer that this is achievable, but it will not be as convenient as we imagined.
With this method, the PDF imported to Pages can be only saved in image format. In other words, Mac Pages allows users to open and insert PDF to Pages, but it can only be added manually page by page and the content on the image cannot be changed.
Since iWork Pages cannot open PDF directly, you will need to open an existing Pages file, then insert the PDF file to Pages.
Notes: If you want to edit PDF in Pages, you will need a professional PDF to Pages converter, or have a try on above-mentioned solutions.
To change PDF to Pages on Mac, you can choose free or paid tools. But a professional PDF converter app is always highly recommended when you need high quality conversion and want to convert scanned PDF to Pages document. So, why not try Cisdem PDF Converter OCR, a rich-featured and affordable PDF converter that comes with advanced OCR technology and batch mode?
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Rosa has worked in Mac software industry for more than eight years. She believes that the purpose of software is to make life better and work more productively. In addition to writing, Rosa is also an avid runner.
Rumir
There was a way to change PDF to pages with the help of Adobe(I am a Adobe user)! Thanks, but is there any better way to improve the file quality using this method?
Keshawn
Way to go on this essya, helped a ton.
Jerem
I usually use Pages to edit document, but I always receive many PDF file from other people. I need a good PDF to Pages converter. This article provides a good solution. Thank you!!!